Aston Villa sign Egypt winger Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’
The 24-year-old scored one goal in four appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations and becomes the Birmingham club’s ninth signing of the transfer window. Known as “Trezeguet”, Hassan has previously enjoyed stints at Anderlecht and Mouscron in Belgium after starting his career with Egypt’s Al Ahly.“We’re really excited to work with ‘Trez’. I’ve watched […]
Breaking: Algeria crowned Afcon 2019 champions
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time as a freak early goal secured a 1-0 win against Senegal in the final in Cairo. Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot took a huge deflection off Salif Sane and looped over goalkeeper Alfred Gomes. Senegal, who have never won the competition, were awarded a penalty for […]
Fuse ODG To Perform At 2019 AFCON Closing Ceremony
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON is coming to an end this Friday with Algeria and Senegal battling it out. There is a good news! Ghanaian Afropop Artiste, FUSG ODG is set to perform at the closing ceremony of the finals. He took to Twitter to spread the good news. ” Touch Down Egypt […]
AFCON2019: Tunisia Edge Ghana in Shootouts
Tunisia recorded yet another shock result at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations by beating Ghana 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the quarter-finals. Alain Giresse’s side drew all three of their group games but seemed set for a first victory thanks to Taha Khenissi’s second-half strike, only for substitute Rami Bedoui […]
Mikel Obi to miss rest of AFCON 2019
Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, could miss the remainder of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Goal reports. The 32-year-old strained his knee during Nigeria defeat 2-0 loss to Madagascar last weekend and was replaced by Alex Iwobi in the 59th minute. After several checks by the medical staff, Mikel Obi was ruled out […]
AFCON2019: Cameroon to Face Nigeria in Last-16 (Full Fixtures)
Africa Cup of Nations: Last 16 Uganda v Senegal 5 July, Cairo Morocco v Benin 5 July, Cairo Madagascar v DR Congo 7 July, Alexandria Ghana v Tunisia 8 July, Ismailia Mali v Ivory Coast 8 July, Suez Algeria v Guinea 7 July, Cairo Nigeria v Cameroon 6 July, Alexandria Egypt v South Africa 6 […]
Cameroon vs Ghana: Prediction, head-to-head,Statistics and Preview.
It’s a star-spangled rivalry at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as Cameroon and Ghana square off. Here’s what you need to know. A rivalry for the ages that’s not played out on the international footballing stage as often as you might expect. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match between Cameroon and Ghana is […]
Egyptian football authorities overturn Amr Warda’s suspension
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has overturned a decision to expel attacking midfielder Amr Warda for alleged sexual harassment of several women online following the intervention of several of his teammates, including star striker Mohamed Salah. Warda on Wednesday was expelled from Egypt’s African Nations Cup squad after a model uploaded screenshots of inappropriate messages that the 25-year-old […]
AFCON2019: Egypt Through To Round-16 After Beating DR Congo
Egypt sealed their passage to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a straightforward 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo, as Mohamed Salah got off the mark in the competition. Although DR Congo had their moments and certainly threatened the tournament hosts, Javier Aguirre’s side were well worth the […]
Egypt Striker, Amr Warda Thrown Out Of AFCON Over ‘Sexual Harassment’ On A String Of Women
Egypt star Amr Warda has been thrown out of their Africa Cup of Nations squad amid allegations of s3xual harassment towards a string of women. Warda, a team-mate of Liverpool ace Mo Salah, came on as substitute in the host nation’s opening game victory over Zimbabwe last week. But hours before the country’s second game […]
